Castro says Cuban system to stay

" Cuban President Raul Castro says he is willing to enter into dialogue with the US but the island's communist system remains non-negotiable. Mr Castro said he wanted to respond to recent overtures by Washington....

Hugo Chavez and the Cowardly World

A chain of events have started that could convert the wonderful country of Honduras into a place similar to the Gaza Strip.  The actions of the International Community, that within hours of the alleged Coup...

Crisis in Honduras. The World needs answers

These are articles and editorials, reported from Honduras by  The Utila East Wind, which chronicle the events that preceded the removal of former Honduran President Manuel Zelaya. Hugo Chavez and...

OAS Assembly President Rodas replaced amid confusion.

  Patricia Rodas, the Foreign Affairs Minister of Honduras has been replaced as President of the OAS General Assembly Meeting in San Pedro Sula, Honduras. At the request of delegates and Foreign Ministers...

Sri Lanka's Tamils vie for leadership role

" COLOMBO, Sri Lanka – Behind sandbagged walls, a driveway lined with metal spikes, a battery of security cameras and rifle-wielding bodyguards sits the man who would be the next leader of Sri Lanka's Tamil...

Obama Pledges "New Beginning" with Cuba

Shortly before addressing the leaders at the Fifth Summit of the Americas in Trinidad, US President Barack Obama pledged to seek a "new beginning" with Cuba. This came in response to Raul Castro's statement yesterday...

Raul Castro Prohibits Yoani Sanchez from Leaving Cuba Again

According to the Radio Prague Website, the Government of Cuba has barred Cuban Dissident Yoani Sanchez from traveling to Prague, Czech Republic so that she could participate in One World. Yoani Sanchez is the author of the blog Generacion Y which expresses the aspirations of...

Fidel Castro criticizes Obama's economic plans

Even after retirement from active politics former Cuban President Fidel Castro is full of opinions had endorsed Barack Obama during presidential race. But Obama has received flak from him for his economic policies....

Bolivians vote on a Constitutional Referendum today

After weeks of poitical turmoil at separatist provinces and the expulsion of both USAID and the American Ambassador to La Paz, Bolivians ready to vote a draft Constitution on a...

Castro reflects on health, praises Obama

Fidel Castro will not be aroundmuch longer and his brotherRaul, the current president isalso old. When both are gonemaybe change can occur inCuba."The seven-paragraph essay discusses the inauguration and coming...

Is Fidel Castro Alive Or Dead?

Fidel Castro hasn't been seen in over two years. Not only that, but the absence of his regular newspaper column has raised new questions about Castro's health, or if he's even still alive. His brother Raul took...

As hard times bite, Cubans show little appetite for celebration

As long as Castro, either oneis alive and in charge of Cuba there will be little, if any, change.Maybe soon a new generation ofyounger leaders will take over. " The government blames the long-standing US embargo....

Brazil's foreign policy: The samba beat, with missteps

The following article at the Economist recounts the Brazilian diplomatic mischiefs in the region amid the recent celebration of the LatAm Summit. It also analyses the Brazilian falling of grace with left...

Swiss artist Olaf Breuning's sand sculpture at South Beach in Miami

"FOR USE WITH AFP STORY US-Switzerland-art, by Juan Castro Olivera. Swiss artist Olaf Breuning's sand sculpture at South Beach in Miami Florida, on December 16, 2008. The work was commissioned by the Sagamore...

Cuban, Venezuelan bases unecessary

In reaction to unusual international media questioning over the recent Venezuelan-Russian joint naval exercises, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin made a strong clarification. "Russia sees no need to set up...

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